Nonrefillable bottle



Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,905

S. C. MILLER NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE Filed June 12. 1924 SwnueZ Jliller gu M4 0.

Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

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\ in or ii ii llllie SAMUEL CANADA MILLER, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSZGNQR T MATTINGLY 86 111100313 DISTILLERY (10., 0F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, A CQRFORATION OF KEN- TUCKY.

NOINREFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Application filed June 12, 1924. Serial No. '?19,6 l6.

T he present invention relates to improve ments in non-refillable bottles and has for an object to provide'a fitment of light. inexpensiveconstruction adapted to be manutacturcd separately from the bottle and applied thereto quickly and conveniently so as to avoid its subsequent removal or tamperering with the enclosed operating parts.

Another object of the invention consists in certain modifications in the neck ot the bottle to receive the fitment and a cup which encloses the fitment and is useful in dispen ingr the contents of the bottle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the-invention will be more :tully describedhereinafter, and will be more p'articularly pointed out in the claim appei'ided hereto.

1n the drawings, wherein like symbols reier to like or correspondingparts through-- out the several views.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view oil. the bottle with the improved fitment in place showing; the cup in section.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the bottle with a part brokenaway and showing the fitment in section with the .cup dotted in.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the inverted position of the parts with the cup removed.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view showing a part oi. the enclosing casing.

Figure 5 is a similar view of the attaching; ring.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the perforated gasket.

Figure 7 is a. similar view ofthe and Figure 8 is also a perspective view valve restraining element.

Betti-airing; more particularly to the draw ing's 9 designates a bottle having a neck 1 0 01'' short length provided with the external threads 11 for engaging similar threads upon the inverted cup 12. This cup is oil aluminum or other appropriate material and encloses the neck and the non-refillable fitment. The neck is provided with a reduced upper end havin an annular groove 13 into which is spun the lower portion of the ring 14. ot the fitment casing. The casing" is in two parts. the cylindrical main casing body 15 being provided with an outturned flange 16 along its lower edge for fitting); within the inturned flange 17 upon the upper end valve,

of the 10 of the ring 1 1, the ring being of slightly greater diameter than the flange 16 and adapted to slide thereover in an axial direction. The casing" body 15 is provided with a closed top 18 except for the open mouth 19 adapted to receive thecork or stopper 20.

il ithin the ring 1 1 is placed a gasket 21 of cork or other compressible material, the gasket being provided with a central open in}; 22 and the edge portion of the gasket being clampec between the upper end oi. the bottle neck and the flange 16 of the body. The opening 22 in the gasket 21 is 01 less diameter than the diameter of the casing body 15 and the rim or flange 23 of the in verted cup shaped valve 21 is adapted to surround the opening 22 and tightly engage the gasket about the opening to prevent the entrance of liquid poured in through the liquid out through the mouth 19.

The liquid, however, in the inverted position of the parts is permitted to flow out from the bottle without interference from the valve 24 by reason of the fact that the valve restraining member 25, which is a cup shapedsubstantialcounter part of the valve is placed with its closed bottom edge against the closed top surface of. the valve and spaced projections or legs 26 on the flange of the member 25 are adapted to strike beneath the closed top 18 of the litment casing. Between the projections or legs 26 are spaces for the passage of the liquid out through the mouth 19.

The casing 15, ring 14, valve 24: and valve restraining member or stop 25 may be all made of thin metal and the valve 2 1 is preferably loose from the stop member 25 in order to prevent tampering with the valve through the mouth 19 with an implement whereby to hold the valve away from its seat. While the member 25 is accessible for this purpose the valve 24- is not and will drop to its seat when the bottle is turned upright in an attempt to pour in a spurious liquid.

In the use of the device. the fitment is not put in place until the bottles have been filled with the genuine contents at the authorized illing plant. The fitment is then put in place, suitable pressure being placed upon the gasket 21 in order to avoid leakage at this point and the rim 1 1- is spun into the groove 13 ot the bottle neck. With this construction it is a most difiicult matter to remove the fitment but should it be removed, of course the fact of its removal will be an evidence to purchasers that a counterfeiting the original has taken place and if any damage is done the fitment which will be apparent from any attempt to dislodge it this will act as a tell-tale warning the public of the unauthorized tampering and to beware of the contents.

The cup 12 is screwed in place concealing the entire fitment and giving a neat and attractive appearance to the bottle when sold in commerce. The neck of the bottle is short, the fitment compact and consequently the c p can he adequate size without giving the bottle a top heavy appearance. When use of the contents is desired, the cup 12 is removed by unscrewing and the bottle is inverted to pour the contents into the cup in the manner shown in Figure 3, whereupon the valve andvalve member will drop by gravity away from the gasket 21 permitting the contents to pass through the open ing 22 in the gasket and out about the spaces at the sides of the projection oi the valve stop member 25,. passing out through the mouth 19 and into the cup.

After the contents are removed it will be impracticable to "still the bottle owing to he fact that in the upright position of the bottle necessary to its replenishment, the valve 24- will seat upon the gasket 21 as shown in Figure 2 and any attempt to pour liquid into the bottle will merely act to more tightly close the valve.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claim.

Wl'iat is claimed is In combination with a bottle having a neck with external threads at the base thereoi and an annular groove outwardly of the external threads, of a flexible gasket having a restricted opening placed upon the bottle neck, a casing having its lower end open and provider with an out-turned flange seated upon said gasket, said casing having an upper end with an opening therein, a stopper placed in said opening, a ring of a diameter to extend about said bottle neck and gasket and having its lower portion interlocked in said groove of the neck, said ring having an upper inturned flange for sliding freely over said casing but interlocking with said flange of the casing an inverted cup shaped valve having a continuous flange adapted to float in said casing and to rest upon the gasket about the restricted opening, a cup shaped restraining member also floating in the casing and independent of said valve and having upwardly projecting legs for engaging against the upper end of the casing, and a cup entirely surrounding the neck, casing and ring and having threads to engage the threads on the neck.

SAMUEL CANADA MILLER. 

